The air stopped flowing. Time froze, and the very world halted its functions to pay homage to the boundlessness that had graced it with its presence.
Liam didn't dare to blink, but the scene in his vision suddenly changed. A tall man materialized between him, Joel, and Maxwell, his arrival taking less than what his brain needed to process the event.
Actually, that abrupt materialization couldn't be calculated with something as long as seconds. The newcomer's arrival had been so instantaneous he might as well have always been there, defying any experience or measurement in Liam's possession.
Sensing Maxwell's superiority over Joel had given Liam another idea of the differences that could exist inside the same stage, almost confirming his guess about his talent's eventual advantage.
